Lessons learned

I stand outside this strang man's house waiting for my father to tell me what to do next. He had told me to get dolled up that we were going out. I'm 10 years old and i knew when he said were going out it was usually for a drug deal. But i didn't understand why he wanted me to get pretty. Confused I stood there fearing the unknown, wondering waht was going to happen next, frozen in fear. The next thing i knew this strang man ,standing about 6 foot 3 weighing atleast 200 lbs, was chasing my father out of his house with a baseball bat. He begins to beat him and continued beating him until he was finally unconcious. The man then bends down to me and meets me at eye levle and says is this man your father sweetheart. I was scared and at the time had not realized I had tears steaking down my face making riverlike streaks in the make-up daddy had previously made me cake on. I simply shook my head yes, he whiped my tears and said your daddy will be fine but I had to teach him a lesson. I was so confused. What lesson and was he going to teach me the same lesson. He then said your daddy wanted me to let you stay here for the night in exchange for something he needs. Still a little confused i whimpered stay here, but i don't know you. He then replied I know sweetie does your daddy ever hurt you? I shook my head no insantly because daddy had always said if i peeped a word he would hurt my little sister Kelly. He said are you sure because if he does I will make sure he never hurts you again. I shook my head no again. He asked if i wanted to go home and i noded still a little shook up and he took my hand walked me to his car buckled me in the front seat and drove me home. It took me till i was home safe in my bed waiting for my father to return before i understood what the man ment. My father was going to trade my body for his drugs. At the thought i ran to the bathroom feeling dirty and threw up. Then went back to bed and while drifting off i wonder will i be able to sleep through the night without being woken up for another lesson from daddy.